KIDNEY-SHAPED COMMODE, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
On the top is an oval superstructed 10 inches high with two shallow drawers that swing out (in middle of top); brass gallery around sides of top which is fitted with glass; marquetry on top in lattice pattern with diamond-shaped panel containing monogram "MPD;" three shaped drawer sections, top in three parts, center with round pull, two small side drawers, two loer drawers all in one piece; drawers banded in darker wood; gilt bronze pulls like wreaths; gilt bronze mounts at top sides; short legs square and tapered.
- Object name:
- KIDNEY-SHAPED COMMODE, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Ormolu -- wood
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 91.4 x 77.5 x 40.6 cm (36 x 30 1/2 x 16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 31.139.2
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- MARK
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973